note: while playing holi, its better to avoid hard colors and play with soft colors like gulal. but some people deliberately use strong hard color which is difficult to clean later on and spoil the skin. one common trick which people use to minimize the effect of hard color is to rub mustard oil in their skin before going out to play holi. the thin layer of oil on the skin make sure that the hard color goes off from the skin easily without much rubbing. If possible then use eco friendly colors which are easily available in the market.